Nasty Little Thoughts

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{{Infobox album

| name = Nasty Little Thoughts

| type = studio

| artist = Stroke 9

| cover = Nasty_Little_Thoughts.jpg

| border = yes

| alt = Cover artwork of Stroke 9's album Nasty Little Thoughts

| caption =

| released = {{start date|1999|09|07}}

| recorded =

| studio = * The Plant (Sausalito)

  • Royaltone (North Hollywood)

| genre = Alternative rock

| length = 47:52

| label = Universal

| producer = * Jerry Harrison

| prev_title = Bumper to Bumper

| prev_year = 1995

| next_title = Rip It Off

| next_year = 2002

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Nasty Little Thoughts

| type = studio

| single1 = Little Black Backpack

| single1date = August 3, 1999

| single2 = Letters

| single2date = March 28, 2000{{cite magazine|title=Going For Adds: Alternative|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=|page=104|date=March 24, 2000}}

| single3 = Washin' + Wonderin'

| single3date = 2000

}}

}}

Nasty Little Thoughts is the third studio album by American rock band Stroke 9. It was released on September 7, 1999, by Universal Records.

It was certified Gold by the RIAA on April 21, 2000 and yielded 2 singles: "Little Black Backpack" and "Letters", which charted the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks. The album charted the Top Heatseekers chart.{{cite magazine |last1=Hay |first1=Carla |title=Vets Stroke 9 find wider exposure on Cherry/Uni |magazine=Billboard |date=Feb 12, 2000 |volume=112 |issue=7 |pages=11, 18}}{{cite magazine |last1=Ghorbani |first1=Liza |title=Stroke 9 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=Dec 9, 1999 |issue=827 |page=29}}{{cite web | url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225031458/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS | archive-date=February 25, 2013 | title=RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - January 05, 2016 | website=Recording Industry Association of America }}

Critical reception

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite news |last=Phares |first=Heather |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/nasty-little-thoughts-mw0000668322 |title=Stroke 9, Nasty Little Thoughts |work=AllMusic |date= |access-date=April 16, 2021}}

|rev2 = Courier News

|rev2score = {{rating|2.5|4}}{{cite news |last1=Junior |first1=Chris M. |title=ALBUM REVIEWS |work=Courier News |date=9 Sep 1999 |page=E10}}

|rev3 = Edmonton Journal

|rev3score = {{rating|2|4}}{{cite news |title=New Releases: Ten Snap Reviews |work=Edmonton Journal |date=18 Dec 1999 |page=C3}}

}}

The San Francisco Examiner wrote that the album "is chockablock with hooks the size of battleship anchors, as well as enough meaty guitar and excellent singing—plus a nice blend of boyish introspection and lighthearted humor—to keep Stroke 9 on the radio for the next eon."{{cite news |last1=Ganahl |first1=Jane |title=Stroke 9, 'Nasty Little Thoughts' (Cherry/Universal) |work=San Francisco Examiner |date=6 Sep 1999 |page=D3}}

Track listing

  1. "Letters"
  2. "City Life"
  3. "Little Black Backpack"
  4. "Tail Of The Sun"
  5. "Washin' + Wonderin'"
  6. "Make It Last"
  7. "Are You In This?"
  8. "Not Nothin'"
  9. "One Time"
  10. "Down"
  11. "Angels"
  12. "Tear Me In Two"

References